Joeboo
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If you are building a PC for gaming, do not buy an AMD cpu
Rest of the choices look fine, you'll probably be able to find a better deal on the 770 right now than a 280x as far as video cards go
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Rest of the choices look fine, you'll probably be able to find a better deal on the 770 right now than a 280x as far as video cards go
My R9 280x gets 750 hash, like .29 coins a day with current mining difficulty. First time i turned it off today lol dont think its worth it unless you can mine a shit ton of coins. Bought mine for $308
Itlan
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Look at the price history:Intel Core i5-4670K, PowerColor Radeon R9 290, Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - System Build - PCPartPicker
WHY IS IT GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE?!
WHY IS IT GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE?!
Looking for a 27inch gaming monitor thats good for fps.
anyone got buy anything recently that was a nice deal or have any advice for finding and selecting such a monitor?
anyone got buy anything recently that was a nice deal or have any advice for finding and selecting such a monitor?
didnt see anything, went back about 7-8 pages, only saw like 2 monitors posted, a korean one for like 300$ or so and some other one.
Newegg.com - Hanns-G HL273HPB Black 271 Built-in Speakers
is hans-g a good brand lol?
Newegg.com - Hanns-G HL273HPB Black 271 Built-in Speakers
is hans-g a good brand lol?
Itlan
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Joeboo
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I had 2 Hanns-G 1920x1200 27.5" LCD monitors and they are solid, but I just upgraded 1 to a Qnix 2560x1440. Holy crap. For the extra $40 over the Hanns G, do it. The HannsG is $250, the Qnix is $290, both no tax, free shipping.
Although, looking at ebay right now, I'm not seeing any Qnix monitors for $290 + free shipping, maybe they pop up irregularly as various places get them in and out of stock. I think its definitely worth watching for one for a few days at least.
spronk
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yeah i second the korean QNIX 27" 1440p monitor from eBay, I got a pixel perfect version for $320 shipped. Its better than ordering from newegg or amazon crazily enough, it arrived 3 days after I ordered it and has worked flawlessly. This is the second one I ordered, the last one (shimian) was a year ago or so and also same experience. The koreans ship out hundreds of these monitors daily and there are a lot of websites that talk about it so its a pretty safe deal-io.
The only thing I'd say is replace the stand, the default one just suuuuuucks bad. I ordered this one from monoprice, for under $20 its working out great. Gives me height adjustment and has a nice solid V base. I will move to a dual 27" setup with a single clamp stand next year sometime, just waiting for a gSync compatible 1440p before I order two.
Adjustable Tilting SINGLE Desk Mount Bracket for LCD LED (Max 33Lbs, 10~23inch) - Black - Monoprice.com
The only thing I'd say is replace the stand, the default one just suuuuuucks bad. I ordered this one from monoprice, for under $20 its working out great. Gives me height adjustment and has a nice solid V base. I will move to a dual 27" setup with a single clamp stand next year sometime, just waiting for a gSync compatible 1440p before I order two.
Adjustable Tilting SINGLE Desk Mount Bracket for LCD LED (Max 33Lbs, 10~23inch) - Black - Monoprice.com
how much does MS matter, i was reading going above 5 will cause issues ghosting in fps. one qinx is 6 MS, and the other is 8 for 320~
Kovaks
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770gtx oc ed for $266 AR no games bundled if anyone is interested.
PNY GeForce GTX 770 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card $266 w/ MasterPass Checkout after $40 rebate + Free Shipping - Newegg Deals, Coupons and Promos
PNY GeForce GTX 770 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card $266 w/ MasterPass Checkout after $40 rebate + Free Shipping - Newegg Deals, Coupons and Promos
Joeboo
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Well motherfuck
Was mounting my Qnix to a dual-monitor mount, so had to disassemble it a bit to remove the stand. Figured while I had it half apart I'd take it all apart and see if I could fix the tiny bit of backlight bleed in the bottom corner with a quick electrical tape job. Got it all apart, taped it up, got it all back together and now theres a bigass black line running vertically across the entire screen.
Upon closer inspection of all the little ribbon cables that run along the side and top of the panel, it looks like I somehow put a small dent/scratch in one of them.
I now have a $290 doorstop...
I wonder what the odds are that I could buy one through someone that has a good return policy like Amazon and return my bad unit and end up with 2 working ones...
Goddamn I'm dumb sometimes, the backlight bleed wasn't bad at all, I shouldn't have tried to fuck with it and opened it all up.
Was mounting my Qnix to a dual-monitor mount, so had to disassemble it a bit to remove the stand. Figured while I had it half apart I'd take it all apart and see if I could fix the tiny bit of backlight bleed in the bottom corner with a quick electrical tape job. Got it all apart, taped it up, got it all back together and now theres a bigass black line running vertically across the entire screen.
Upon closer inspection of all the little ribbon cables that run along the side and top of the panel, it looks like I somehow put a small dent/scratch in one of them.
I now have a $290 doorstop...
I wonder what the odds are that I could buy one through someone that has a good return policy like Amazon and return my bad unit and end up with 2 working ones...
Goddamn I'm dumb sometimes, the backlight bleed wasn't bad at all, I shouldn't have tried to fuck with it and opened it all up.
gogusrl
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You can try emailing the seller and ask for another ribbon. Also take a look onMonitors and Displays, I'm sure you're not the only one that did something like this.
Joeboo
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Yeah, I just emailed the seller. According to their postings they do accept returns/exchanges, I would just have to pay for shipping. I'll see what comes of that.
I thought about the possibility of swapping out the ribbon, but I don't think I have the soldering skills to do it. I haven't soldered anything since high school shop class, lol. Me trying to solder what looks to be roughly 100ish connections in a 2-inch space would end up as a total debacle, I have no doubt.
edit - heres a pic of where I fucked it up
Thats a shitload of connectors in a tiny little space(note the size of the pixels on the screen, those icons on the screen are probably half an inch in width, for comparison. You can also see the start of the black line on the screen.
I thought about the possibility of swapping out the ribbon, but I don't think I have the soldering skills to do it. I haven't soldered anything since high school shop class, lol. Me trying to solder what looks to be roughly 100ish connections in a 2-inch space would end up as a total debacle, I have no doubt.
edit - heres a pic of where I fucked it up
Thats a shitload of connectors in a tiny little space(note the size of the pixels on the screen, those icons on the screen are probably half an inch in width, for comparison. You can also see the start of the black line on the screen.
Itlan
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Should I jump at this? What do you guys think?
Intel Core i5 4670K 3.4GHz Socket LGA 1150 Boxed Processor 521575 - Micro Center
ASUS Z87 Pro Socket LGA 1150 ATX Intel Motherboard 607119 - Micro Center
Would those 3 pieces make for a solid foundation?